Applied Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Applied Scientist roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Applied Scientist according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
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In general, the interview went smoothly, and I had a good experience during the process. However, one bad thing I experienced is that the responses from the hiring recruiter take too long.
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what is a challenge you met and how you solved it?
1 initial coding challenge.
Then, 5 on-site interview (it was online due to corona): These on-site interviews are 1 coding challenge on the board, 3 technical but also behavioral interview to deep dive into your experience, 1 non-technical interview with project manager to see how you behave in critical decision points.
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Tell me about a time you had a strict deadline and how you handled the situation.
It was an ok interview, position had more coding than advertised in the job description. I have decided that it was not a right position for me and did not go into next step.
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Question 1
If I am ok with more than 50% time product level coding